Terrence Malick | sida 1

You were talking about The Kennedys and you just worked with Rachel Weisz (on Terrence Malick’s currently untitled new film) who’s doing (Darren Aronofsky’s film about Jacqueline Kennedy) Jackie.
Pepper: No, I never did work with her.
Oh, you didn’t.
Pepper: But she was on the same film.
Oh.
Pepper: That’s the nature of a Terrence Malick (Days Of Heaven, The Thin Red Line) film (laughter).  Because our two characters never knew each other existed.  I don’t know.  I don’t even know her storyline in the film.
Oh, really.  What’s your storyline in the film?
Pepper: I couldn’t tell you.
But you’re playing “Father Barry.”
Pepper: I can partially tell you but I couldn’t tell you what the script is about because I never received a script.
Wait.  Ok, because we hear it’s about a fisherman.
Pepper: (Smiling) Ok. (Laughter)  Well, then you know as much as I do or more.
So, wait, what do you know?
Pepper: I only came in and played my part.  That’s all I know.  That was what was so wonderful about it.
What is your character?
Pepper: I believe it’s not any breach of confidence because that’s, I’ve, I’ve read it many times on the internet that Javier Bardem and I play priests.  But that’s really all that I can tell you.
(Note: there is unconfirmed word that the plot focuses on a failed writer played by Ben Affleck in a loveless marriage who does, indeed, go fishing to clear his head.  Click on the link for further spoilers)
Ok.
Pepper: (Laughs) No, but I mean, you know, there are cer-, there are certain obligations that you have, but I’m being absolutely honest with you in saying that I don’t know what the story is about.  All I know is my involvement, which is a small chapter within the film, so, which to me was absolute joy to work with him on that level because it was so free and so, unlike anything I’d ever experienced.  Never been involved in a project where you’re not handed a concrete screenplay, but to me it was just like floating down a river.  You know, you really just had to go with it, or else…  You just really had to float because it was such a free process that if you fought it, you’d, you’d just start drowning.  (Laughs)